Sec. 2.
It shall be unlawful for any person other than the owner thereof, or by his consent, to cut off, cut out, alter, deface or destroy any mark made upon any log, spar, boomstick, spile, shinglebolt, timber, railroad tie, post or lumber that shall be floating upon, lying or being in any river, stream, lake, pond, bay, inlet or bayou or any waters in this state or in any boom therein, or on or near the shores or banks thereof.
History: 1879, Act 238, Eff. Aug. 30, 1879 ;-- How. 2050 ;-- CL 1897, 5090 ;-- CL 1915, 6665 ;-- CL 1929, 8759 ;-- CL 1948, 426.152
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 238 of 1879 - Protection of Logs and Timber (426.151 - 426.160)
Section 426.151 - Logs; Unlawful Moving.
Section 426.152 - Logs; Unlawful Destruction or Alteration of Marks.
Section 426.153 - Logs; Unlawful Marking.
Section 426.154 - Violation of Act; Penalty.
Section 426.155 - Reception Into Booms or Manufacture of Logs Without Consent of Owner; Misdemeanor.
Section 426.157 - Prosecutions; Allegations, Evidence.
Section 426.158 - Right to Search for and Examine Logs; Penalty for Obstruction.